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French Guiana visa rules for France passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting French Guiana.

The answer

Yes. France passport holders can visit French Guiana visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

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Official source

legifrance.gouv.frLégifrance (DILA, French Government): Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile, article R. 221-1, version in force since 2021-05-01 (documents for EU citizens to enter)Checked 3 Nov 2026

Les citoyens de l'Union européenne munis d'une carte d'identité ou d'un passeport en cours de validité sont admis sur le territoire français.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

French Guiana is part of France but outside the Schengen area, so it has its own visa rules.

Source: service-public.gouv.fr

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

sa durée de validité est supérieure d'au moins trois mois à la date à laquelle le demandeur a prévu de quitter le territoire visé ci-dessus.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places France passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Cayenne, nearest first.

  1. SurinameParamaribo, about 330 km from CayenneVisa-free · 90 days
  2. GuyanaGeorgetown, about 680 km from CayenneVisa-free
  3. Trinidad & TobagoPort of Spain, about 1,200 km from CayenneVisa-free · 90 days
  4. BarbadosBridgetown, about 1,210 km from CayenneVisa-free · 6 months
  5. GrenadaSaint George's, about 1,300 km from CayenneVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Cayenne

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Cayenne, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.4°CLow 23.4°CRain 400 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.3°CLow 23.5°CRain 335 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.8°CLow 23.6°CRain 305 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.1°CLow 23.8°CRain 445 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.1°CLow 23.6°CRain 599 mm
  6. JunHigh 30.5°CLow 23.0°CRain 392 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.1°CLow 22.5°CRain 262 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.8°CLow 22.5°CRain 135 mm
  9. SepHigh 32.4°CLow 22.5°CRain 63 mm
  10. OctHigh 32.5°CLow 22.4°CRain 55 mm
  11. NovHigh 31.7°CLow 22.7°CRain 136 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.3°CLow 23.2°CRain 351 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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